A bunch ofbackstory Ididn't ask forand don'tcare about."We could havefixed therelationship andnot broken up ifonly you hadn't___"Excusesre:lateness."I had noidea youfelt thatway""Write backASAP" orotherhypocriticaldemands."If you took meback I wouldn't belate anymore" (buthe has no actualaction plan to fix it)Tone waffleswildly betweencontrite andpassive-aggressive."I would havecontacted yousooner butyou said notto talk to you"Weirdlystiff andformalwording.Complimentsme bydenigratingBeckyDescribes me ashaving "seducedhim" into thingshe would nevernormally do.Apologiesthat soundbackhanded."I miss youbecause ofall the stuffyou did forme in bed"Offers todo a bunchof thingsfor me.Floridsexy-talkMeta-argumentIndicates hemisses mebecause he'sbored (and hasno idea this isinsulting)"If you took meback, I would takeyou places moreoften" (but hisfinancial situationis the same asever)Excusesre: time.Subtle implicationthat my wanting himto take me on dates= gold-diggingmaterialistic whoreIndicates hemisses mebecause hisromantic life istanking (and hasno idea this isinsulting)Wishes mewell in a waythat soundsbitter andfakeExcusesre:money.Makes excusesfor a thing Iliterally neversaid was anissue for me.A bunch ofbackstory Ididn't ask forand don'tcare about."We could havefixed therelationship andnot broken up ifonly you hadn't___"Excusesre:lateness."I had noidea youfelt thatway""Write backASAP" orotherhypocriticaldemands."If you took meback I wouldn't belate anymore" (buthe has no actualaction plan to fix it)Tone waffleswildly betweencontrite andpassive-aggressive."I would havecontacted yousooner butyou said notto talk to you"Weirdlystiff andformalwording.Complimentsme bydenigratingBeckyDescribes me ashaving "seducedhim" into thingshe would nevernormally do.Apologiesthat soundbackhanded."I miss youbecause ofall the stuffyou did forme in bed"Offers todo a bunchof thingsfor me.Floridsexy-talkMeta-argumentIndicates hemisses mebecause he'sbored (and hasno idea this isinsulting)"If you took meback, I would takeyou places moreoften" (but hisfinancial situationis the same asever)Excusesre: time.Subtle implicationthat my wanting himto take me on dates= gold-diggingmaterialistic whoreIndicates hemisses mebecause hisromantic life istanking (and hasno idea this isinsulting)Wishes mewell in a waythat soundsbitter andfakeExcusesre:money.Makes excusesfor a thing Iliterally neversaid was anissue for me.

The Pedant's Letter Bingo - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. A bunch of backstory I didn't ask for and don't care about.
  2. "We could have fixed the relationship and not broken up if only you hadn't ___"
  3. Excuses re: lateness.
  4. "I had no idea you felt that way"
  5. "Write back ASAP" or other hypocritical demands.
  6. "If you took me back I wouldn't be late anymore" (but he has no actual action plan to fix it)
  7. Tone waffles wildly between contrite and passive-aggressive.
  8. "I would have contacted you sooner but you said not to talk to you"
  9. Weirdly stiff and formal wording.
  10. Compliments me by denigrating Becky
  11. Describes me as having "seduced him" into things he would never normally do.
  12. Apologies that sound backhanded.
  13. "I miss you because of all the stuff you did for me in bed"
  14. Offers to do a bunch of things for me.
  15. Florid sexy-talk
  16. Meta-argument
  17. Indicates he misses me because he's bored (and has no idea this is insulting)
  18. "If you took me back, I would take you places more often" (but his financial situation is the same as ever)
  19. Excuses re: time.
  20. Subtle implication that my wanting him to take me on dates = gold-digging materialistic whore
  21. Indicates he misses me because his romantic life is tanking (and has no idea this is insulting)
  22. Wishes me well in a way that sounds bitter and fake
  23. Excuses re: money.
  24. Makes excuses for a thing I literally never said was an issue for me.